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May 20, 2023

Why vapes and e-cigarettes are bad for the planet

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February 23, 2023

Bottle bill or ‘recycling refund’ legislation? Advocates commit to 2023 policy push

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November 28, 2022

Interview: Environmental lobbyist Heidi Sanborn

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November 02, 2022

California’s landmark law targets safety for compostable products

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September 1, 2022

California closes another banner year for waste and recycling legislation with numerous bills

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August 4, 2022

California’s plastic law puts beauty and fashion on red alert

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June 23, 2022

Can California Turn The Tide Against Single-Use Plastic?

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April 14, 2022

The City of Los Angeles, CA Passes a Resolution to Ban the Import and Sale of Single-Use Printer Cartridges

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February 22, 2022

Businesses back plans to bill them for recycling, drawing skepticism

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January 10, 2022

Pushing for tweaks to recycling laws

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November 15, 2021

EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

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September 9, 2021

California Aims to Ban Recycling Symbols on Things
That Aren’t Recyclable

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August 25, 2021

Supporters planning national bottle bill legislation separate from Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act

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July 7, 2021

Experts provide 30 fixes for California recycling system

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June 23, 2021

Amid rising interest in packaging policy, bottle bill changes still struggle to break through

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April 19, 2021

Is there a threat to the future of vaping?

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April 9, 2021

Rural, low-income Californians need recycling centers

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February 2021

How to Get Rid of Unwanted Electronics Responsibly

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October 16, 2020

California Recycling Markets and Curbside Recycling Commission Works to Hammer Out Recycling Solutions

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September 13, 2020

If California won't enact a plastic waste overhaul, will anyone?

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July 29, 2020

SWANA announces Professional Achievement Award winners

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May 16, 2020

With recycling on pause, it’s a good time to update California’s bottle bill

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April 24, 2020

With EPR bills frozen due to coronavirus in many states proponents still see path forward

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February 26, 2020

To Fix America's Broken Recycling System, States Want Companies To Foot the Bill

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January 20, 2020

Plastic bags have lobbyists. They're winning.

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November 15, 2019

Another Pending Decision to Follow California’s Newest Carpet Recycling Bill

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November 2019

Amidst some progress, most luxury brands and fast fashion retailers fail to deliver on environmentally responsible sourcing of materials

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October 3, 2019

California’s 2019 legislative session offers positive strides on curbing waste

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September 18, 2019

California legislature wraps session with unprecedented recycling action

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August 1, 2019

Consequences of Carpet Waste and the Push for Stewardship Programs

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July 1, 2019

Good News for Cities: Producer-Paid Medication and Needle Collection Is Coming

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June 21, 2019

Americans' plastic recycling is dumped in landfills, investigation shows

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December 13, 2018

Brands Called On to See Discarded Clothes Find Second Home

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March 2018

Combatting the opioid crisis with drug takeback programs

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July 20, 2017

Swept under the rug: After forming California's carpet recycling program, industry prevents it from spreading nationwide

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December 2016

How to Dispose of Drugs Safely

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March 14, 2016

Two largest counties with more than 15 million people consider medication take-back programs

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January 26, 2016

Groups Urge FDA to Change End Medication Flushing Advice

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September 15, 2015

National Stewardship Action Council forms

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May 1, 2023

How bottle bill, EPR programs work together

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January 29, 2023

Perspectives: The EPR Landscape

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November 16, 2022

Sustainable packaging laws: Changes every business should know

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October 13, 2022

California Passed a Landmark Law About Plastic Pollution. Why Are Some Environmentalists Still Concerned?

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August 25, 2022

Non-Profits Honor California Legislators and Staff for Advancing Circular and Equitable Economy Legislation

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June 28, 2022

The art of the plastics deal

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June 7, 2022

Carpet industry's recycling arm works against expanding mandates

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April 2, 2022

California has $600M in unclaimed can, bottle deposits

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February 14, 2022

Pushing for Polluter Pays Legislation in the Golden State

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December 28, 2021

EXCLUSIVE California commission claims retailers violating plastic bag law

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November 15, 2021

EPA's 2030 recycling strategy turns focus to circular economy and environmental justice

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September 9, 2021

California Assembly passes high-profile bill to regulate
packaging recyclability labels

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August 13, 2021

What can EPR programs learn from more than a decade of PaintCare?

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July 7, 2021

What the industry is saying about 5 key topics in waste and recycling

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May 20, 2021

How to get rid of your unwanted electronic devices safely and responsibly

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April 14, 2021

Online event dives into markets, policy and more

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March 31, 2021

PCR mandates gain traction but come with complexity

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January 29, 2021

California recycling commission report urges major changes, with many policy implications

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September 23, 2020

California Ramps up Consumer Drug Takeback Program With Help

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August 11, 2020

Letter from California: Recycling initiative seeks input

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June 25, 2020

California allowing grocers, retailers to not collect bottles, cans for 60 more days

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December 9, 2020

2020 Women Who Mean Business honoree: Heidi Sanborn with National Stewardship Action Council

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April 20, 2020

'Horrible hybrids': the plastic products that give recyclers nightmares

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February 11, 2020

Lawmakers announced a new bill to tackle plastic pollution this week

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January 2, 2020

    The art of waste

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November 6, 2019

National plastics draft bill gains momentum amid industry
push to tackle pollution

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October 11, 2019

California Gov. Signs Law to Overhaul State’s Carpet Recycling Program

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September 16, 2019

Recycling industry split on California bills that pave way for packaging EPR

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August 1, 2019

How to Properly Dispose of Unused Medication

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June 24, 2019

Cigarette Waste: New Solutions for the World’s Most-littered Trash

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April 15, 2019

Aquafil USA Will Commence Operations at an Anticipated Second Carpet Recycling Plant

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October 15, 2018

California Product Stewardship Council Crusader Plans to Go National to Impact Change

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December 2017

Carpet Recycling Increases Much Needed Landfill Space

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April 28, 2017

Recycling is in trouble - and it may be your fault

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November 21, 2016

LA supervisors may study drug take-back ordinance. Again.

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February 3, 2016

Pharmaceutical Waste Management: Flush, Take-Back Laws or Something Else?

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January 26, 2016

MWRD Urges FDA to Cease Recommendation of Flushing Medications

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April 11, 2023

Waste haulers prove effective roadblock to recycling reforms

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November 30, 2022

The California Foundation on the Environment and the Economy: Providing a Discussion for Change

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November 15, 2022

California joins the movement to eliminate mercury lamps

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October 5, 2022

California’s New Law and EPR Around Plastics Breaks Boundaries

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August 8, 2022

Senator Ben Allen, author of the legislation that drastically cuts plastic pollution in California, discusses how it came together—and what it means

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June 28, 2022

Deal is close on recycling California’s plastic trash

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June 1, 2022

California program expansion bill clears Senate

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February 28, 2022

Second of Two Parts: Interview with Heidi Sanborn, Executive Director of the National Stewardship Action Council

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January 28, 2022

First of Two Parts: Luminary Interview: Heidi Sanborn

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December 27, 2021

10 new California laws that might affect your everyday in 2022

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September 14, 2021

California lawmakers end session by passing slate of recycling, organics bills

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September 7, 2021

Getting Manufacturers to Help Pay for Recycling

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August 2, 2021

That recycling symbol doesn’t always mean what you think it does